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At Relational Life Foundation, we believe that healing relationships can heal the world. Yet access to relational education has long been limited to those with privilege, proximity, or means.
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The Practitioner Scholarship exists to change that. Each month, we award two 50% scholarships toward certification through the Relational Life Institute (RLI) to practitioners, therapists, and coaches who are ready to bring the principles of Relational Life Therapy (RLT) - empathy, accountability, and repair - into their communities.
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Who We Support:
The RLF Practitioner Scholarship supports individuals who are:
• Passionate about building healthy, connected relationships
• Committed to bringing relational work into under-resourced or historically excluded spaces
• Ready to begin certification and demonstrate financial need
Applicants may be licensed mental health professionals, coaches, educators, advocates, or community leaders planning to pursue RLT certification through either the Therapist or Coach track.
• Passionate about building healthy, connected relationships
• Committed to bringing relational work into under-resourced or historically excluded spaces
• Ready to begin certification and demonstrate financial need
Applicants may be licensed mental health professionals, coaches, educators, advocates, or community leaders planning to pursue RLT certification through either the Therapist or Coach track.
Why it Matters:
Every practitioner becomes a ripple in the larger movement toward relational healing. By funding access for diverse practitioners, we ensure relational tools reach families, couples, and communities who have historically been excluded from traditional therapy spaces.
These scholarships expand who gets to teach, lead, and embody this work - making relational health a public good, not a private privilege.
These scholarships expand who gets to teach, lead, and embody this work - making relational health a public good, not a private privilege.
Scholarship Details:
• Award Amount: 50% tuition scholarship toward RLI certification (coach or therapist track)
• Number of Awards: Two each month
• Application Type: Rolling (apply anytime)
• Active Review Window: Applications remain active for 3 months
• Notification Date: Awardees notified on the 20th of each month
• Minimum Score: 14 out of 20 (70%) required to qualify for consideration
• Number of Awards: Two each month
• Application Type: Rolling (apply anytime)
• Active Review Window: Applications remain active for 3 months
• Notification Date: Awardees notified on the 20th of each month
• Minimum Score: 14 out of 20 (70%) required to qualify for consideration
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must:
1. Be accepted or in process of applying for RLI certification (but not started on programming yet)
2. Demonstrate genuine financial need and readiness to begin within 60 days if awarded
3. Show alignment with RLF’s mission and values
4. Commit to participating in RLF’s Sliding Scale Therapy or Coaching Program after Level 1
completion
5. Provide brief progress updates during certification
1. Be accepted or in process of applying for RLI certification (but not started on programming yet)
2. Demonstrate genuine financial need and readiness to begin within 60 days if awarded
3. Show alignment with RLF’s mission and values
4. Commit to participating in RLF’s Sliding Scale Therapy or Coaching Program after Level 1
completion
5. Provide brief progress updates during certification
How Applications Are Reviewed:
Applications are evaluated holistically using RLF’s public scholarship rubric, which scores
four equally weighted categories:
1. Relational Readiness – Demonstrating empathy, accountability, and self-awareness
2. Cultural & Lived Perspective – Bringing unique cultural, identity, or lived experience to
relational work
3. Commitment to Collective Repair – Clarity of purpose and community impact
4. Financial Accessibility & Readiness – Demonstrated financial need and readiness to begin
Applicants must score a minimum of 14 out of 20 to advance to award consideration.
Applications scoring below this threshold are not eligible to be awarded, but applicants may
re-apply in the next cycle.
four equally weighted categories:
1. Relational Readiness – Demonstrating empathy, accountability, and self-awareness
2. Cultural & Lived Perspective – Bringing unique cultural, identity, or lived experience to
relational work
3. Commitment to Collective Repair – Clarity of purpose and community impact
4. Financial Accessibility & Readiness – Demonstrated financial need and readiness to begin
Applicants must score a minimum of 14 out of 20 to advance to award consideration.
Applications scoring below this threshold are not eligible to be awarded, but applicants may
re-apply in the next cycle.
Key Dates & Review Process:
• Applications Accepted: Year-round
• Review Period: Monthly, up to three cycles
• Notification Date: 20th of each month
• Reviewers: Executive Director (RLF) and a representative from the Relational Life
Institute (RLI)
- Once launched, a member of RLF’s Cultural Advisory Committee will join the review panel
• Review Period: Monthly, up to three cycles
• Notification Date: 20th of each month
• Reviewers: Executive Director (RLF) and a representative from the Relational Life
Institute (RLI)
- Once launched, a member of RLF’s Cultural Advisory Committee will join the review panel
Recipient Responsibilities:
Scholarship recipients agree to:
• Enroll in certification within 60 days
• Participate in RLF’s Sliding Scale Therapy or Coaching Program after Level 1
• Provide brief updates on certification progress
• Serve as ambassadors for relational healing by sharing stories, mentorship, or outreach participation (optional but encouraged)
• Enroll in certification within 60 days
• Participate in RLF’s Sliding Scale Therapy or Coaching Program after Level 1
• Provide brief updates on certification progress
• Serve as ambassadors for relational healing by sharing stories, mentorship, or outreach participation (optional but encouraged)
How to Apply:
Click the button below to begin your application. You’ll be asked to share about your
professional background, financial accessibility, and vision for using RLT to create impact in
your community. You’ll also submit a short video introducing yourself and describing why
relational healing matters to you.
professional background, financial accessibility, and vision for using RLT to create impact in
your community. You’ll also submit a short video introducing yourself and describing why
relational healing matters to you.
Questions?
For assistance or technical support, please contact:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Transparency & Accountability
RLF is committed to transparency and fairness in all scholarship decisions. Our full Scholarship Policy & Procedures and Public Scoring Rubric are available for review below.